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DIABETES
卷 51, 期 12, 页码 3577-3581出版社
AMER DIABETES ASSOC
DOI: 10.2337/diabetes.51.12.3577
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- NCRR NIH HHS [M01 RR 00400] Funding Source: Medline
- NIDDK NIH HHS [DK 54638, DK 13083] Funding Source: Medline
Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) may be critical in the development of diabetic nephropathy (DN), and genetic predisposition is an important determinant of DN risk. We evaluated mRNA expression levels of TGF-beta system components in cultured skin fibroblasts (SFs) from type 1 diabetic patients with fast versus slow development of DN. A total of 125 long-standing type 1 diabetic patients were ranked by renal mesangial expansion score (MES) based on renal,biopsy findings and diabetes duration. Patients. in the highest quintile of MES who were also microalbuminuric or proteinuric (n = 16) were classified as fast-track for DN, While those in the lowest quintile who were also normoalbuminuric (n = 23) were classsified as slow-track for DN. Twenty-five normal subjects served as control subjects. SFs were cultured in medium with 25 mmol/l glucose for 36 h. SF mRNA expression levels for TGF-beta1, TGF-beta type II. receptor (TGF-beta RII), thrombospondin-1,and latent TGF-beta binding protein-1 (LTBP-1) were measured by real-time RT-PCR. LTBR-1 mRNA expression was reduced in slow-track (0.99 +/- 0.39) versus fiasti-track patients (1.65 +/- 0.52, P = 0.001) and control subjects (1.41 +/- 0.7, P = 0.025). mRNA levels for TGF-beta1, TGF-beta RII, and thrombospondin-1 Were similar in the three groups. Reduced LTBP-1 mRNA expression in SFs from slow-track patients may reflect genetically determined DN protection and suggests that LTBP-1 may be involved in the pathogenesis of DN through the regulation of TGF-beta activity.
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